The Summester at the Coast
UNC-CSI Hosts Undergraduate Classes
The Summester at the Coast is an new month-long undergraduate education program that will study North Carolina's northeastern coast. The program enables students to live and learn on the Outer Banks, taking coastal-focused classes for university credit. Classes will be hosted at the UNC Coastal Studies Institute's Research and Education Campus on Roanoke Island. Courses will be instructed by faculty from UNC system schools and enhanced with field trips and input from local experts.
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Publications
UNC-CSI Published Papers
The UNC Coastal Studies Institute provides North Carolina Universities the opportunity to develop a greater niche in coastal research in North Carolina. Research conducted by UNC-CSI is published in peer reviewed scientific papers. Published papers by the faculty of the Institute have real world applications and assists policy and decision makers on important coastal issues. Click the link provided to view selected publications of research by the faculty of the UNC Coastal Studies Institute.
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>>Recent Coastal Engineering Publication
Education
Basic Observation Buoy (BOB) Project
UNC-CSI has worked alongside partners to implement a project among five schools in northeastern North Carolina to record water quality data from the Albemarle, Pamlico and Currituck Sounds. The students constructed a basic buoy that holds water quality and atmospheric sensors and records data for five to seven days. The students retrieve the buoy at the end of each week to recharge batteries, recalibrate sensors, download the data from the on-board computer and upload it to the internet. The data is shared in a large network of BOB buoys along the East Coast.
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Research
UNC-CSI Leads Renewable Ocean Energy Project
The UNC Coastal Studies Institute (UNC-CSI) is leading a renewable ocean energy research program that is focused on the potential of waves, tides and currents to generate energy with the intent of facilitating the creation of new economies for North Carolina. This program is being conducted with the Colleges of Engineering at NC State (NCSU), UNC Charlotte (UNCC), and North Carolina A&T Universities (NC A&T). This program is now in it's second year, and has awarded funds to research projects deemed deserving by a technical advisory committee.
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UNC-CSI and Partners Document WWII Shipwrecks
This summer will mark the fifth year of study and documentation of vessels lost in North Carolina waters during the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. UNC-CSI assists NOAA's Office of Marine Sanctuaries, East Carolina University, RENCI, NC Department of Transportation and the Minerals Management Service in archaeological expeditions to document what remains of these vessels. The Battle of the Atlantic in WWII was fought within miles of our shoreline, and it is a story that few have heard. For more information on the expedition check the NOAA Marine Sanctuaries website and our facebook page.
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Estuarine Habitat's Nitrogen Removal Evaluated
In a recent manuscript in the Ecological Society of America journal Ecosphere titled Habitat-specific distinctions in estuarine denitrification affect both ecosystems function and services, Estuarine Ecology and Human Health Program Head, Dr. Mike Piehler and graduate student Ashley Smyth quantified the removal of nitrogen by estuarine habitats as an ecosystem service by comparing denitrification rates and identifying factors that may affect specific rates of denitrification in salt marshes, seagrass beds, oyster reefs, intertidal flats and subtidal flats.
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